Chocolate Raspberry Protein Balls Disguised as Truffles

These decadent rose-coloured gems may look like chocolate truffles but are protein balls in disguise. Soft, creamy, and chocolaty, they are also dusted with freeze-dried raspberries, giving them a gorgeous, bright look and a bold, fruity flavour that complements the chocolate perfectly.

No baking, no weird ingredients, and they take just 15 minutes to prepare! Each 70-calorie ball offers three grams of protein and one gram of fibre. Enjoy two for a snack approved by nutritionists to help you lose weight! Oh, and the fact that they taste like a dessert is a complete bonus. Whip up a batch and keep them in the fridge to grab after a workout or when sugar cravings strike — with only three grams of sugar per ball, you won't have to worry about crashing from dessert.

Chocolate Raspberry Protein Balls

From Jenny Sugar, POPSUGAR Fitness

Ingredients

1. 90 grams rolled oats
   140 grams raw cashews
   2 servings (4 scoops) plant-based vanilla protein powder
   8 dates, pitted
   35 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
   1/4 teaspoon salt
   1 ripe banana
   60 grams freeze-dried raspberries

Directions

1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Place the oats, cashews, protein powder, dates, cocoa powder, and salt in a food processor, and blend until everything is a smooth, floury consistency.
3. Add the banana, and blend until a thick, slightly sticky dough forms.
4. Roll out 25 balls, and place them on the parchment paper.
5. Pulse the freeze-dried raspberries in a Nutribullet or food processor.
6. Roll each ball in the raspberry powder, and return to the cookie sheet.
7. Store in the fridge in a sealed container for up to a week.

Source: Calorie Count

Information

Category

Snacks

Yield

25 balls

Total Time

14 minutes, 59 seconds

Nutrition

Calories per serving

71